Two minor girls burnt to death by mentally unstable father in West Bengal

Two minor girls were burned to death allegedly by their mentally unstable father here today in Burdwan district, police said.

Fire-fighters found Tabassum, 7 and Tanu, 10, burning inside the locked house of Md Fiaz after they were called by neighbours, who spotted smoke coming out of the house at Islampur.

The girls had received 95 per cent injuries and were declared dead at the Asansol Sub-division Hospital, police said.

The mentally-unstable father is missing since the incident.